This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
8
Grocer F C Grove announces discontinuing the grocery business and will sell stock at cost for the next ten days. Sale items include show cases and potatoes. Located at Water Street.
Eggs for hatching S C Anconas. Heavy winter layers. Eggs 2 dollars for 15. Ten dollars per 100. Over 100 blue ribbons. W M Fletcher P O Box 46. 3 19m.
The Birth of a Race photoplay screens at the Empire Friday and Saturday with a matinee and night show. Chicago born production offers earnest, historically researched drama about brotherhood and democratic progress, not a war focus. Two reel Harold Liegd Comedy also shown. Admission 15 to 20 cents, matinee 10 to 22 cents.
A beauty chorus described as a pirate crew entertains. Harold Tood is aided by Harry Pollard and Bebe Daniels in this stage comedy. Capt Kidds Kids plays at the Empire tonight and tomorrow with lively nautical fun.
Harold Lloyd, famed for five years of weekly two reelers with Hal Roach, now stars in Capt Kidds Kids. The Empire screens the new two reel comedy tonight and tomorrow, promising another genuine laugh.
Funeral services for Robert K. Haymaker were held in Macedonia United Methodist Church South Armell Va. Interment followed at a nearby cemetery. He was 33 and survived by parents Samuel and Mrs Haymaker Winchester and siblings Walter and Louis plus other relatives in Winchester Baltimore and Clarke County. The community mourns his tragic death and expresses sympathy to the family. Pallbearers were John Arnel G D Gray Clark Cornwell Joseph Perry John Clinger and John Stewart.
The notice invites all men to a service at the Golden Trute Rie Class next Sunday morning at the teening hour with a special address and singing. R Kern has returned to Pa to be with Mrs. treatment in the sylvanian Hospital.
Captain J E Spurrier formerly Shenandoah division superintendent of the B & O now on the general manager’s staff says working men show more political thinking. He expects laborers to influence the presidential vote and would back Hoover on any ticket. Also notes visitors and local illnesses with hospital transfer of Mrs Frank Brown to Memorial Hospital.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a way to dye garments for children including coats and dresses. It promises rich fade resistant colors on wool silk linen cotton and blends and notes the color card helps match fabrics with guidance from a druggist.
Three recruits from Capon Bridge West Virginia join the quarter master corps construction division for one year at the Winchester army recruiting station. They are Russell B Sirbaugh Kin vel L Whitlock and Arlington Eaton. They will learn the trade of machinist.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.